Hertz effect

noun

, Physics.

1. the effect of ultraviolet radiation in lowering the sparking voltage across a spark gap: an example of photoelectric effect.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hertz effect¹

After H. R. Hertz

Example Sentences

Suffice it to say, in further connection with the Hertz effect, that when projected among gaseous molecules the electron soon attaches itself to one of these.

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